Art, literature & history
“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres
1856
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 19.8 × 27.1 cm (7 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 26.1 × 34.3 cm (10 5/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1953.581
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. “- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres — Honoré Daumier. 1856.
Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 19.8 × 27.1 cm (7 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 26.1 × 34.3 cm (10 5/16 × 13 9/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.